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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano-ken, JP;
MINEBEA CO., LTD., Nagano-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A fluid-dynamic bearing system comprising a stationary bearing component () and a bearing component () rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein, during operation of the bearing, the stationary and rotary components are separated from each other by a bearing gap () filled with a bearing fluid, wherein at least one fluid-dynamic radial bearing () and at least one fluid-dynamic thrust bearing () or, alternatively, at least one conical fluid-dynamic bearing are arranged along the bearing gap (), and wherein the bearing gap () comprises first and second open ends sealed by a first sealing gap () and a second sealing gap (). The second sealing gap () exclusively extends normal to the rotation axis ().